Ruairi J Mackenzie
Technology Networks
RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging AI technologies. RJ was a science writer at Technology Networks for six years, where he also worked on the site’s SEO and editorial AI strategies. He created the site’s podcast, Opinionated Science, in 2020. RJ has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.
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Podcast
Opinionated Science Episode 48: From Culture Plate to Dinner Plate –The Lingering Promise of Lab-Based Meat
This latest episode is an audio version of a cover story from our online magazine, The Scientific Observer. In that article, writer Tanaaz Khan explores the “lingering” promise of lab-based meat, investigating whether this future food will deliver for the world’s rapidly growing population.
News
Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Slows Cognitive Decline in Clinical Trial
A significant development in Alzheimer’s disease research has been announced by the drug company Eisai. In a press release, the company said that their investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody lecanemab has produced modest but highly statistically significant results in trial.
Industry Insight
The Battle for Psychedelic Patents
In this article, Technology Networks speaks with Mindset Pharma CEO James Lanthier about how patents work in the fast-changing psychedelics industry, what makes a patent effective and how newer compounds stack up against natural psychedelics.
News
Artificial Light Is Becoming Bluer. That Has Consequences for Our Sleep.
An innovative project featuring the first composite nighttime color maps of the Earth’s surface has revealed the extent of the shift in the color spectrum that our after-dark light has undergone in the last decade.
News
Our Urge To Eat Fatty Foods Is Caused by a Gut-Brain Signal
The temptation of a burger or pizza has surprisingly little to do with our taste buds, finds a new study. Instead, connections between our gut and brain dictate our obsession for fatty foods, say the authors.
News
People Who Are Unmoved by Climate Destruction Are Less Emotional in General
New research suggests that people who are apathetic towards climate change may be more emotionally impassive in other areas of their lives.
Article
To Hallucinate or Not: The Big Questions Facing Psychedelics at FENS 2022
One sign that the tide around psychedelic science is changing is the decision by the organizers of the recent Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) conference, the largest such neuroscience event in Europe, to carve out a slot for this burgeoning area of research. Here's a summary of what went down.
Podcast
Opinionated Science Episode 47: Pig Skin Corneas and Memory Repair With Electricity
On this episode of Opinionated Science, the team investigate two technologies that suggest that take the “fi” out of “scifi”. Listen now to find out how one research group is repairing blindness with an unexpected source of cellular help, and another is using alternating electrical current to enhance memory performance.
News
Targeted Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Memory in Older Adults
Four 20-minute sessions of brain stimulation are sufficient to improve short-term and long-term memory function in older adults, suggests a new study published in Nature Neuroscience
News
We Now Understand Why Mosquitoes Have an “Unbreakable” Ability To Smell Humans
A new study shows that the mosquito olfactory system includes “fail-safes” that maximize the insect’s ability to sniff out humans.
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